How To Make Timber Trestle Legs
Screw in the 35mm screws in the pre-drilled ends and using your square ensure the cross member is perpendicular to the legs.
How to make timber trestle legs. Pass the rope through the holes melting the end with a lighter helps stop it fraying tie a knot at both ends and trim and melt the rope. Cut 8 pieces of 75 x 20 at 740mm legs and 8 at 560mm cross members. Once you have the blocks in place dry fit them to ensure you have a good fit.
Watch the video to see how you can make your own. With attention to detail these minimal timber trestles are the perfect base for your own unique table. Dont be fooled by that thick slab of a tabletop its actually made of 34-inch thick material thats been wrapped with a wider board.
Cut the bevel edges using a miter saw. Make sure that the nails are driven through the leg. Measure up 200mm this will be to the top of the rail on one end of all the leg pieces and square a pencil line across.
Now lay another cross member down and fix at the top of the legs. I made 4 extra wide. Please Subscribe like and comment It only takes a second and it help me a tonI didnt show how I attached the table top the the base.
Make sure you measure accurately to get the best tight fit. Repeat this process for the opposite side of the trestle. Cheap Easy Low-waste Trestle Table Plans.
Whether you put an old door or recycled timber floor boards on top - its up to you. After you have confirmed a good fit go ahead and apply Carpenters Wood Glue to the bottom and insides of the table leg and then use 1 14 finish nails to secure. Trestle Table Legs DIY Guide PDF - Bock 2012.
